Lighting up may soon join chugging as a rite of passage in New Jersey, as the Garden State weighs a first-in-the-nation statewide ban on the sale of tobacco products to those under 21 years of age. Published August 7, 2014
The Aloha State, known for its clear blue waters and a deep-blue Democratic electorate, may be seeing red in the gubernatorial election in November. Published August 6, 2014
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A Houston woman is suing social media giant Facebook after a compromising picture of her was posted by her ex-boyfriend on his Facebook page, opening a new legal front in the battle to aid victims of "revenge porn." Published August 3, 2014
The headlines in Israel are focused elsewhere, but the country's long-term prospects may be determined not in Gaza but in the western Mediterranean waters beyond the Palestinian enclave. Published July 31, 2014
It hasn't been a good news cycle for the aviation business — a commercial plane shot down over Ukraine, the closure of Israel's main airport over terrorism fears and Wednesday's deadly crash of another plane in East Asia — but the travel-by-air business is not likely to see an economic crash landing. Published July 23, 2014
As the Obama administration prepares to cede a key oversight role for the Internet and domain names, technology officials say the next challenge for the Web will be to ensure accountability and preserve the Internet's openness as a global communications and commerce network. Published July 22, 2014
With a major infrastructure spending bill hanging in the balance, Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on Monday compared Congress to shopping with his grandmother when she would tell him to put the toy back on the shelf because they were just browsing. Published July 21, 2014
"It's like the flag is speaking to you in a sense," says a Fort McHenry park ranger. The sound doesn't change over time, making it the same flapping noise American soldiers heard in 1814 when the British navy sailed up the Patapsco River to bomb Baltimore. Published July 3, 2014
Before the "dawn's early light" and the "twilight's last gleaming," the author of our national anthem was busy arranging a prisoner swap with the enemy. Published July 3, 2014
A nasty recent dispute with China over cybersnooping will not undermine talks between Beijing and Washington to improve economic cooperation and coordination, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said Tuesday. Published July 1, 2014
World oil markets should be able to take the disruptions caused by the recent Iraqi violence in stride, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew told a leading business group Tuesday. Published July 1, 2014
When the nation's top compensation expert announced details of General Motors' fund for the victims of its massive ignition switch defect crisis, he made one thing clear: It's about the victims, not about GM. Published June 30, 2014
In the Big Apple, the Big Gulp is now — without question — legally good to go. Published June 26, 2014
Defying conventional geography, Alex Mooney moved west from Maryland on his way — possibly — to Washington D.C. Published June 19, 2014
Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah said Thursday that Washington and Kabul must keep a close relationship even as U.S. troops prepare to exit the country after more than a decade of war. Published June 12, 2014
Add the federal government's ownership of land to the list of things that are viewed differently in the American East and West. Published June 10, 2014
General Motors' new chief announced the dismissal of 15 employees and the creation of a compensation fund for victims of a faulty ignition switch on multiple GM models, but an internal probe of the company said the safety crisis was the result of engineering and bureaucratic mistakes and not a deliberate effort to deceive customers and regulators. Published June 5, 2014
While assigned to remove dead bodies off the USS Oklahoma and USS Oglala after Pearl Harbor, Chief Petty Officer Hank Kudzik said he couldn't imagine that, in less than six months, he would be taking part in the most decisive naval clash of World War II, the Battle of Midway. Published June 4, 2014
As the climate debate in Washington focused on the policy and the politics, for many beyond the Beltway the new EPA rules released Monday mandating sharply reduced emissions from the nation's power plants will have a direct impact on their livelihoods. Published June 2, 2014
